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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Sunday, April 12, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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0–3

Final

SOG 24–27

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Penguins 27-24.

Connor McMichael scored twice. Trevor van Riemsdyk also scored.

Logan Thompson made 24 saves on 24 shots for the win; Stuart Skinner stopped 24 of 26.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT000024
Washington CapitalsWSH012327

Three stars

  1. ★1st starAlex OvechkinWSH · 0G 1A
  2. ★2nd starLogan ThompsonWSH · 1.000 SV%
  3. ★3rd starConnor McMichaelWSH · 2G 1A

Scoring

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:05

0–2 · 3rd 15:50 · McMichael. PIT stayed on through an icing. Crosby was 1:05 into his shift when it went in.

GoalPIT on iceWSH on ice

0–1 WSH

2nd 12:22 · van Riemsdyk

Karlsson 0:44

0–2 WSH

3rd 15:50 · McMichael

Long shift: Crosby 1:05

0–3 WSH

3rd 17:16 · EN · McMichael

Karlsson 1:26

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

PITWSH
24Shots on goal27
48%Faceoff %52%
0/2Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes4
10Hits18
13Blocked shots15
15Giveaways19
8Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 10:48Martin Fehérváry · high sticking2 min
  • 1st 18:51Sidney Crosby · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 15:37Martin Fehérváry · tripping2 min

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